第39部分(第5/7 頁)

　quite　warm　and　it　was　like　spring。　We　wished　we　were　back　in　the　mountains　but　the　spring　weather　lasted　only　a　few　days　and　then　the　cold　rawness　of　the　breaking…up　of　winter　came　again。

Catherine　bought　the　things　she　needed　for　the　baby；　up　in　the　town。　I　went　to　a　gymnasium　in　the　arcade　to　box　for　exercise。　I　usually　went　up　there　in　the　morning　while　Catherine　stayed　late　in　bed。　On　the　days　of　false　spring　it　was　very　nice；　after　boxing　and　taking　a　shower；　to　walk　along　the　streets　smelling　the　spring　in　the　air　and　stop　at　a　caf？to　sit　and　watch　the　people　and　read　the　paper　and　drink　a　vermouth；　then　go　down　to　the　hotel　and　have　lunch　with　Catherine。　The　professor　at　the　boxing　gymnasium　wore　mustaches　and　was　very　precise　and　jerky　and　went　all　to　pieces　if　you　started　after　him。　But　it　was　pleasant　in　the　gym。　There　was　good　air　and　light　and　I　worked　quite　hard；　skipping　rope；　shadowboxing；　doing　abdominal　exercises　lying　on　the　floor　in　a　patch　of　sunlight　that　came　through　the　open　window；　and　occasionally　scaring　the　professor　when　we　boxed。　I　could　not　shadow…box　in　front　of　the　narrow　long　mirror　at　first　because　it　looked　so　strange　to　see　a　man　with　a　beard　boxing。　But　finally　I　just　thought　it　was　funny。　I　wanted　to　take　off　the　beard　as　soon　as　I　started　boxing　but　Catherine　did　not　want　me　to。

Sometimes　Catherine　and　I　went　for　rides　out　in　the　country　in　a　carriage。　It　was　nice　to　ride　when　the　days　were　pleasant　and　we　found　two　good　places　where　we　could　ride　out　to　eat。　Catherine　could　not　walk　very　far　now　and　I　loved　to　ride　out　along　the　country　roads　with　her。　When　there　was　a　good　day　we　had　a　splendid　time　and　we　never　had　a　bad　time。　We　knew　the　baby　was　very　close　now　and　it　gave　us　both　a　feeling　as　though　something　we